Can you hear me now?
29/09/2009PCWorld has an interesting article on the EU volume restrictions for personal music players.
- 80 decibels is equivalent to the level of noise you’d hear on a busy city street;
- 90 decibels is lawnmower-like loudness;
- 110 is as ear-shattering as a loud rock concert;
- 120 to 130 matches the level of an airliner taking off — or, in less technical terms, “GET USED TO PEOPLE ALWAYS HAVING TO SHOUT AT YOU!”